Bengal: The Bay of Bengal is currently experiencing an intensification of Cyclone Mocha, which has prompted the IMD to issue a warning for fishermen and small vessel operators to avoid the region. The depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to move northwestwards and gradually increase in strength, potentially developing into a cyclonic storm.
Interestingly, the cyclone’s name is derived from the historic Yemeni port city of Mokha, which played a pivotal role in introducing coffee to the world half a millennium ago. It has also been predicted that this Cyclone will reach its peak on Saturday and will weaken down on Sunday morning.
The maximum speed of the Cyclone will be around 130 kilometres per hour. IMD has also predicted the landfall zones which even includes a million refugees of Rohingya. Ahmadul Haque, Director of Bangladesh’s Cyclone Preparedness Programme said that they’ve rescued 8600 in the Cox’s Bazar and 3400 in the Rohingya region safely to Bangladesh.
It has not been identified whether the Cyclone will be having its impact on West Bengal or not. This Cyclone is likely to fall between Myanmar and Bangladesh. However, the Weather Department has issued a warning to the fishermen to not go near the seas.